Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Peter Weddick Moore

1859 - 1934

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021

1. Peter Weddick Moore Marker

Inscription. Educator. Was born into slavery. President, what is now Elizabeth City State University, 1891 - 1928. Grave 1/3 mi. SE.

Erected 2018 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number A-90.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 36° 17.363′ N, 76° 13.678′ W. Marker is in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in Pasquotank County. It is on Roanoke Avenue 0.1 miles south of Perry Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 606 Roanoke Ave, Elizabeth City NC 27909, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Shepard / S Road Streets (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hugh Cale (approx. 0.4 miles away); George W. Brooks (approx. half a mile away); Annie E. Jones (approx. half a mile away); Mount Lebanon Church (approx. half a mile away); Museum of the Albemarle Land Acknowledgement (approx. 0.7 miles away); Celebrating 100 years of Women's Right to Vote 1920-2020 (approx. 0.7 miles away); Illegal Liquor in the Albemarle Sound Region (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabeth City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Soybean Processing (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 18, 2021

2. Peter Weddick Moore Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.